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Or. 5259, f.29 - Two men seated, looking at the stars through a telescope

003426 - Two men seated, looking at the stars through a telescope

2354.h.8.(4), plate XIX - The observatory at Peking

082059 - The observatory at Peking

Or. 5259, f.56v - The constellations

004227 - The constellations

Maps.C.6.c.2, after 22 - Planisphere. Copernican system, with the Sun, not the Earth at the centre of the solar system. The observed motions of the planets are described in terms of a complex set of circular orbits around the sun, this explaination later being replaced with the more elegant system of eliptical orbits.

006864 - Planisphere. Copernican system, with the Sun, not the Earth at the...

Arundel 263, f.224 - Drawings by Leonardo Da Vinici on on the mechanical powers and forces, percussion, gravity, motion, optics and astronomy, with various arithmetical and geometrical propositions.

018592 - Drawings by Leonardo Da Vinici on on the mechanical powers and...

I.O. ISLAMIC 1379, f.12 - The human anatomy

008809 - The human anatomy

1899.h.24, 23 - Thorax

008815 - Thorax

- Penny Black stamp press

067547 - Penny Black stamp press

1509/430 volume IV, 8 plate 1 - Common air pump

067924 - Common air pump

1044.g.23, opposite 158 - The Spinning Jenny

010620 - The Spinning Jenny

1044.g.23, opposite 211 - A pair of spinning mules

003473 - A pair of spinning mules

11899.h.31, 167 - Printing press

067713 - Printing press

11899.h.31, 107 - Printing machine

067721 - Printing machine

8808.d.14, figure 28 - Le Triton

068872 - Le Triton

G.1524, figure 3 - Mechanical instrument

075523 - Mechanical instrument

8808.d.14, figures 24-25 - A diving suit made of waterproofed leather, worn with a metal helmet. This was designed by a German, Klingert, and tested in the River Oder in 1797.

068874 - A diving suit made of waterproofed leather, worn with a metal...

Arundel 263, ff.141v,138 - Drawings by Leonardo Da Vinici on on the mechanical powers and forces, percussion, gravity, motion, optics and astronomy, with various arithmetical and geometrical propositions.

arundel_ms_263_f141v - Drawings by Leonardo Da Vinici on on the mechanical...

Arundel 263, f.24v - Drawings by Leonardo Da Vinici on on the mechanical powers and forces, percussion, gravity, motion, optics and astronomy, with various arithmetical and geometrical propositions.

019366 - Drawings by Leonardo Da Vinici on on the mechanical powers and...

Arundel 263, ff.91v, 81 - Drawings by Leonardo Da Vinici on on the mechanical powers and forces, percussion, gravity, motion, optics and astronomy, with various arithmetical and geometrical propositions.

019265 - Drawings by Leonardo Da Vinici on on the mechanical powers and...

Arundel 263, ff.283v, 282 - Drawings by Leonardo Da Vinici on on the mechanical powers and forces, percussion, gravity, motion, optics and astronomy, with various arithmetical and geometrical propositions.

018707 - Drawings by Leonardo Da Vinici on on the mechanical powers and...

Arundel 263, ff.44v, 59 - Drawings by Leonardo Da Vinici on on the mechanical powers and forces, percussion, gravity, motion, optics and astronomy, with various arithmetical and geometrical propositions.

018702 - Drawings by Leonardo Da Vinici on on the mechanical powers and...